So I opened the bathroom door, and my little girl was on the floor unconscious. And they didnt go back to their home; they went back to [Januss] house in Arlington Heights. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. It's the sort of decision that Johnson & Johnson (known as J&J) CEO James Burke had to make in 1982 (Kaplan, 2012). And thats what terrorism is to meto frighten or kill indiscriminately. She was a 12-year-old who took one Tylenol capsule to assuage her pain before falling on the floor of her home. You killed their daughter. Ray Kellerman. If you are curious, come to a small house on a quiet, winding street in Elk Grove Village. That motive makes the most sense to me. Twelve-year-old Mary Kellerman was the first to die in Chicago's unsolved Tylenol murders. She was still in her pajamas.. You couldnt turn on a TV or look at a newspaper in the whole country and not see it. Attorney General Fahner I went to the bathroom door. Attorney General Fahner I swear to you, there were no over-the-counter pills in my house for over two years. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. Doctors initially suspected that Mary died from a stroke, but evidence later pointed to a more sinister diagnosis.The following day, Keyworth, Sullivan and Kim's hunches were confirmed. Failed to delete memorial. Somebody called me. At 7 a.m. they found Mary on the bathroom floor. Mary Reiner was happily married to her husband Ed, and the couple had just welcomed their fourth child into the world. There was a certain geographical dispersion, but the deaths were highly unusualyou dont see a lot of poisonings. People who relied on Tylenol for regular pain management went without. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. She died on August 27, 2018. In what we call the ambulance report, the medications were listed as Tylenol. Twelve-year-old Mary Kellerman of Elk Grove Village, Ill., awoke at dawn last Wednesday with a sore throat and a runny nose. Director Zagel Asserting that the pharmaceutical company should have been prepared for product tampering, the families sued Johnson & Johnson. Public health nurse for Arlington Heights Nurse Jensen Not feeling well, she takes some Tylenol and collapses. I didnt know her, but I knew her dad. That didnt seem out of order. She had recently given birth to her fourth child. I found a bottle of Tylenol, and there were six capsules missingand three people dead. They just had cotton tucked in there. Mary Kellerman was laid to rest in the Saint Michael The Archangel Catholic Cemetery. So my husband was getting ready for work, and he woke me up and said, Helen, they are saying it was the Tylenol.. They wished they had. Mary "Lynn" Reiner a 27 year old mother of four children. The attorney general has responsibility for the entire state. He just destroyed it all. Dennis Kellerman Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Jensen, Pishos, and police officers arrive at Adam Januss house in Arlington Heights. Its the human parts of it, and the inhuman events that caused them, and it sticks with you. The FBI called me six months ago asking me to do a DNA test. Helen Jensen She left behind her parents Dennis and Jeanna M. Kellerman. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Mary's husband arrived at the scene shortly after: "I came home right after she had fallen on the floor. I just didnt believe it then, and I dont believe it now. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. I signed [Janus] out as probably cardiac death. That same day, September 29, 27-year-old Adam Janus also died shortly after taking an extra-strength Tylenol. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. It was tough., Down to Business: Helping children learn to communicate empowers whole family, speech-language pathologist says, Richard Zoller likes to take charge for Mount Carmel. Deputy Medical Examiner Donoghue Without divulging any more than this, the investigation is at this point open and active. The actor . I happened to be at a social function with my wife when I got the call. Her parents gave her one Tylenol. It was a massive amount [of cyanide]100 or 1,000 times more than was necessary to kill them. I ask a lot of questions. Stop giving them false hope. Mary Kellerman, a 12-year-old girl from a suburb of Chicago, and 27-year-old postal worker Adam Janus, of Illinois, were two people who took Tylenol only to die from the deadly potassium . If you or a loved one has been seriously injured, please fill out the form below for your free consultation. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Do you want to know what they are thinking about you? The Vintage Tribune newsletter is a deep dive into the Chicago Tribune's archives featuring photos and stories about the people, places and events that shape the city's past, present and future. I was very frustratedand I was very desperate. On September 29, 1982, 12-year-old Mary Kellerman of Elk Grove Village, Illinois, woke up at dawn and went into her parents' bedroom. So I called the mayor and said, They tell me weve got a Tylenol death in Chicago.. Just poof, one pill. She was also survived by parents John and Jane Eliason, brother Jack Eliason and sister-in-law Nancy Eliason, and siblings. According to her brother Jack Eliason, Mary took Tylenol in the back room of her workplace, and died shortly after. All 3 networks lead with the Tylenol story on the first day of the crisis. It took authorities less than a day to connect the dots between what had happened to three members of the Janus family and the case of 12-year-old Mary Kellerman, who died suddenly on September 29 . Investigator Pishos Mayor of Chicago Mayor Byrne "I heard her go into the bathroom. (Howenstein) Hogan. The baby was a week old. The Tylenol capsule she took was laced with potassium cyanide. The Januses were survived by Janus parents Tadeusz "Ted" and Alojza Janus, niece Monica Janus, brother Joseph Janus, Theresa's brother Robert Tarasewicz, her mother Helena Tarasewicz, and a host of other bereaved family members and friends. To ease her discomfort, her parents gave her one Extra-Strength Tylenol capsule. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Max and Erin have three daughters: Esther Kellerman, Sam Kellerman, and Mira Kellerman. The Tylenol Murders shook the Chicago metropolitan area and the entire nation in the fall of 1982. Detective with the Elmhurst Police Department Youre bullshitting the people and theyre terrified out there. Janus' brother and his brother's wife, complaining of headaches while mourning Adam, died too. But they cant; the hurt is too deep, and you are keeping them even from that. At the time, I lived two blocks away from the medical examiners office, and I just happened to come back to pick something up. Max Kellerman was born on August 6, 1973, to parents Henry Kellerman (father) and Linda Kellerman (mother) in Bronx, New York, United States of America. It wasnt James Lewis. It was a brutal attack that ended the life of a child, wiped out three members of the Janus family, killed hardworking Chicagoans, evoked mass panic, inspired copycat killers, and forever changed the way food, drugs and other ingestible products are packaged. I would have bet anything on it. She used Tylenol to relievesymptoms of post-birth discomfort. He was the father of two young children, and living in Arlington Heights. Each safety seal, child-proof cap and piece of anti-food tampering legislation is a testament to the lives of Mary Kellerman, Adam Janus, Stanley Janus, Theresa Janus, Mary Reiner, Mary McFarland and Paula Prince. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Women in M*A*S*H (1970), Robert Altman 's boisterous comedy about a mobile army hospital during the Korean war, tend to get a raw deal. I called again: Mary, are you OK? There was still no answer. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Anything but this. Flight Attendant Ahern There were no breaks. She did not feel well and complained of having a sore throat and a runny nose. She died hours later. Your loved one had a remarkable life. This column originally published in the Chicago Tribune on Oct. 18, 1982. - She gave a painkiller because her daughter woke up complaining of a sore throat . CEO of Cook Countys medical examiners office She enjoyed horseback riding and earned extra money after school babysitting for neighborhood children. Police issued warnings against using Tylenol through loudspeakers in the streets. She collapsed in her bathroom at 6:30 a.m. on Sept. 29 after taking Tylenol to ease the pain from an early morning sickness. After the death of Adam Janus, his family gathered at his home to mourn and begin making funeral arrangements. I cant think of a thing Id have done differently. John Millner Exhausted from a long flight, Paula took Tylenol to relieve the symptoms of a cold as she got ready for bed. He was very smart but didnt seem to have an ax to grind. Postal worker Adam Janus died in another Chicago suburb later that morning. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. These things were not similar. If you are the killer, the success of your mission may be sustaining you. Rick Kappelman But there are some things that you simply cant close the book on, and what you cant close the book on is not the investigative stuff and the various things you did. At the behest of Mayor Byrne, the Chicago City Council passes an ordinance requiring tamper-resistant packaging for all drugs sold in stores. While nothing can bring back the lives that were taken, it may be comforting to remember that these deaths sparked a change in the way society thinks about medications and food tampering in general. Firefighter Keyworth To ease their daughter's pain, they gave her a Tylenol extra strength capsule. Mary had woken up that morning with a cold and her parents gave her the painkiller to calm the . On the morning of Sept. 29, Mary awoke with a sore throat and her parents gave her a Tylenol. Illinois attorney general Most recently, a woman was arrested for licking ice cream in a grocery store, and returning it to the shelf. The pair also did not have children together. My opinion is that this was an initial homicide where the bad guy knew the victim and that was it. The first killing happened in September of 1982 when 12-year-old Mary Kellerman took Tylenol for a cold. She took it in the bathroom, and by the time she got to the threshold of the door, she was dead. Mayor Byrne was all set to make a press announcement about finding Paula Prince. Assistant U.S. Attorney On the front of that refrigerator are a number of funny, furry little animals with magnets fastened to their backs. Attorney General Fahner If you are the Tylenol killer, you should know one more thing: Marys mother cant have any more children. More and more was coming in, and there was no doubt that somebody had tainted the Tylenol. What makes a man do something like that? There was this poor lonely lady standing off in the corner, and that turned out to be Teresa, Adam Januss wife. By submitting your email to receive this newsletter, you agree to our. I called, Mary, are you okay? There was no answer. You want to talk about the shit hitting the fan. There was an error deleting this problem. Superintendent Brzeczek Shortly thereafter she was found in the bathroom and later pronounced dead. He was the type of person that I thought could lie through his teeth to me and I would believe it. ! [they asked]. Rather than being blamed for the murders, in lieu of having a real suspect, Johnson & Johnson emerged as another victim of the crime and a hero: "Marketers predicted that the Tylenol brand, which accounted for 17 percent of the company's net income in 1981, would never recover from the sabotage. Flight Attendant Ahern After landing at OHare from Las Vegas, Paula Prince, a 35-year-old flight attendant with United Airlines, stops at the Walgreens at 1601 North Wells Street to buy some Tylenol. Henry was born on May 27 1876, in Iron Mountain, St. Francois, Missouri, United States. James Zagel Diane was united in marriage to Russell Kellerman on November 24, 1962 at St. James Catholic Church in Aitkin. A 1-800 line was established to directly handle calls from panicked customers, and a media line for communication with reporters. All I came down to was cyanide. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Try again. Police evacuated about 100 people to a shopping mall parking lot as Mock, 30, swooped and dipped a Cessna two-seater in the predawn flight. The police eventually trace the letter to James Lewis in New York City. Today he lives on the East Coast. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Mary Kellerman (7636577)? The panic of the Chicago Tylenol Murders also inspired hundreds of copycat poisonings in the years that followed. Early on the morning of Sept. 29, 1982, a 12-year-old girl, Mary Kellerman, came down with a sore throat and a runny nose, and her parents gave her one extra-strength Tylenol. -Facilitating communication between all parties in real estate . Mary's daughter, Michelle Rosen, was just eight years old when she witnessed her mother's poisoning, collapse, and death. Twenty-seven-year-old Adam Janus was the next person to die after taking Extra Strength Tylenol. I would pay anything if whoever did this would walk up to my door right now. Thats what Marys father said. She passed away in Louisville, Ky December 25, 2022. However, as I was pouring them out of the bottles, I could tell there was a strong smell of almonds. Weve updated the security on the site. Stanley, Adam's brother, and his wife Theresa (Adam's sister-in-law), were visiting with family when they complained of headaches and looked for a nearby remedy. All this went on for a couple of weeks. A Postal Worker and His Family ushistorytoday 1,086 followers View profile ushistorytoday There is a problem with your email/password. Superintendent Brzeczek Mary Kellerman, who died at 12 after taking poisoned Tylenol, is buried at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum in Palatine. Firefighter/inspector with the Elk Grove Village Fire Department Even after 38 years, the Tylenol Murders case still attracts attention. I really believed he might have killed somebody, but they couldnt put anything on him. Year should not be greater than current year. And when they found Paula Prince, he was called back to do it again. Who hasn't taken a Tylenol for quick relief from a headache, cold or other aches and pain? United flight attendant and friend of Prince The doctors later assumed it was a stroke. Failed to report flower. Sergeant Rizer Tell their story, and well publish it online for free. Adam Janus, a 27-year-old postal worker in Arlington Heights, had taken a sick day. And she came out and gave him two Tylenol, and then she took two Tylenol. But there was a young girl with a headache and shes dead. Try again later. His father is a psychologist, psychoanalyst, and writer. She was born Jan. 6,1944 in Minneapolis, the daughter of John L. and Ella A. She was ordered into the medical examiners office for an autopsy because of her age and circumstances. I asked them what was happening, and they said, Well, were reopening the case.. Bernadette Mary Lefner Kellerman, of Georgetown, went into the arms of her loving Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Monday, January 30, 2023. He said he wanted her to stay home from school. We had hundreds of people actively seeking leads and running leads. When I first got [to the hospital], I found nobody really knew how this was happening. Resend Activation Email. Writer, blogger, mom, owner of pugs, wellness enthusiast, and true crime obsessed. In addition to her parents, Mary Ann is survived by James and Jean Gilson, of Dexter, Kentucky, and Patricia Kellerman, of Elk Grove Village, Illinois, her grandparents. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. All eight of my men were working, four on one man and four on a woman. Of course, thats the business. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. They were gifts. 0 cemeteries found in Palatine, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Adam Janus was laid to rest at Maryhill Catholic Cemetery & Mausoleum in Niles, Cook County, Illinois. He tried to extort some money from Johnson & Johnson, and he went to jail. Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department Police discover the body of Paula Prince in her Old Town apartment at 1540 North LaSalle Street. Without the linking of Mary Kellerman's death to the Adam, Stanley and Theresa Janus, more people might have died. One of the paramedics on the call with the Kellerman girl was Dave Spung. You see a lot of terrible things in this business. Everyone wanted to break it and be the first one to have the latest information. CHICAGO -- For a 12-year-old only child secure in the love of her parents, it is pleasant to wake up to an autumn dawn crisp and cool with promise. It blocks the utilization of oxygen by red blood cells. Director of the Illinois Department of Law Enforcement Hotlines were set up. The core the first couple of days was not so much to catch the perpetrators as it was to protect the public. Please reset your password. To use this feature, use a newer browser. To ease her discomfort, her parents gave her one Extra-Strength Tylenol capsule. And then I opened the second bottle and I said, You know, the first one smells like the second one: almonds.. I walked through the investigations area, and one of the guys said, Doctor, weve got something unusual going on. We werent saying it should be recalled, but we thought that the community needed to be warned. Her death was first assumed to be a stroke, but the toxicology report and connection to other deaths soon proved it to be a murder. A year later, its share of the $1.2 billion analgesic market, which had plunged to 7 percent from 37 percent following the poisoning, had climbed back to 30 percent. This kind of thing doesnt go away. Jeremy Margolis Crowds of people turned up at local hospitals, attributing unrelated illnesses to cyanide poisoning. She was a member of the Aitkin American Legion and Aitkin VFW Auxiliary. Attorney General Fahner So we went back to [Northwest Community Hospital]. I heard the door close. Stanley Janus is pronounced dead at Northwest Community Hospital. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. She was 12; her name was Mary Kellerman, and her crime was that she had a cold. Mary Kellerman On September 29, 1982, 12 year old Mary Kellerman woke up feeling ill. Try again later. It created quite a furor. Rosanna Mary Kellerman was born September 23, 1952, to the late George Robert Galinger and Agnes Mary (Stegeman) Galinger. And then she went down. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. F: iv: Elisabeth Kellerman 1, 2 was born in 1861 in Straelen, Kreis Geldern, North Rhein-Westphalia . The company lost over $100 million from the recall. Though this crime happened in Chicago, it is universally disturbing. The drugs were produced in different pharmaceutical facilities, which meant that the bottles were tampered with in stores. They are still numb, alone in the house. Then I heard something drop. On December 19, 1970, Kellerman married writer Richard Edelstein, but their relationship was short-lived, and just two years later, the pair went their separate ways. But on this late September morning Mary. 15, Saskatchewan, Canada. And the nurse said, No, its his brother. I had been talking to this six-foot healthy guy. The actress filed for divorce from Edelstein, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason. They are used to attach notes to the refrigerator door. Superintendent Brzeczek He was in the joint a long time. Investigator Pishos Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Bernadette Mary Kellerman to pay them a last tribute. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). But this really was random. Richard Keyworth When someone is in the penitentiary, you can go and talk to him, with or without his lawyer present. We followed up with interviewing people from various areas. Phoenix, Arizona, United States. But at the time, that was just someone saying that. A stress fracture in his shin. So on that afternoon Mrs. Kellerman purchased a new bottle of cough syrup with a flavor that Mary might like a little better. Dr. Kim They met while they were in high school and started dating in college years. Somehow it was suspected that she had ingested something bad. The reason Marys parents were like that was that they knew something that a 12-year-old girl couldnt know. And I remember thinking that she was dead by the time we went on television for our press conference. It was the first time in the history of the office that he had come in overnight and done analysis. Her clothes are still there, and her school books and papers. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Its hard even if you know the diagnosis. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. I thought, Well, weve got to prepare. She was a single mother, working and raising two young sons at the time of her death. Mary Kellerman, a 12-year-old from Schaumburg, wakes up feeling sick. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. So her parents told her to stay home, take a couple of Tylenol and get. I feel very sorry for the families. Did he faint? And she said, They are doing CPRand they are working on his wife too. Thats when I took my blazer off. In the early morning of Sept. 29, 12-year-old Mary Kellerman woke up feeling too sick to go to school. There was one I found interesting. It was just a terrible thing. She had a sore throat and her parents decided she should stay home from school. [In 1995, after serving 13 years of a 20-year sentence for extortion, Lewis was released from prison. I think emotionally they want to know some justice has been done. Bill Rizer The FBI came and talked to me not too long ago because they reopened the case. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. We had this family in Arlington Heights where one person died, and then the brother and sister-in-law came over, and now the brother is dead and the sister-in-law is in very serious condition and not expected to live.. I got in my car, and we started trying to figure out what was going on. Mary McFarland is pronounced dead at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove. The phones were ringing off the hook. I called our police department and said, Youve got to get Tylenol off the shelves. Nobody had talked to the police. Try again later. Strictly a con man. Marys father has gone inside, but just once; he went in to pick out the clothes for Mary to wear at her funeral. Roy Dames Her parents gave her one extra-strength Tylenol and sent her back to bed. Though these crimes were not committed by the same murderer who killed seven people in 1982, the people killed in copycat crimes should be honored among the seven victims who perished in the original crime. I have no comment on James Lewis. Failed to remove flower. Nick Pishos She was laid to rest at Calvary Cemetery in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. An October 1982 Newsweek article reported that the company began a massive recall of their product and warned doctors, hospitals and wholesalers of the potential dangers. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. She attended Holy Trinity Catholic School in New Corn Hill, and later graduated from Jarrell High School. James Lewis was an asshole, an opportunist. Cook County's chief toxicologist, Michael Shaffer, examined the capsules and discovered that they were filled with approximately 65 milligrams of deadly cyanide, 10,000 times more than the amount needed to kill the average person. This was not only a Chicago story; it was an international story. Because once he walks into that door, hes mine.. Then the group grew, and within a couple of days we started having meetings in Des Plaines at a state police facility out there. If you had only wanted to steal their car, they think; if you had only wanted to burn down their house. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Nothing looked out of the ordinary. She could not have known about you. We did the best we could under the circumstances. As of 2019, his age is 46. And you dont get answers if you dont ask questions. Everything was capsules. She grew up in Tullahoma, Tn . I said, Why not call the states attorney? He told me they were in multiple counties: Cook and DuPage. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. At 7 a.m. they found Mary on the bathroom floor. So I opened the bathroom door, and my little girl was on the floor unconscious. I was pacing in my office. Detective Hogberg Her parents keep her home from school, and she takes some Tylenol. Johnson & Johnson announces the recall of all Tylenol from lot MC2880. Please try again later. As the 30th anniversary of the 1982 Tylenol murders approaches, a task force established in 2007 continues to investigate the poisonings. I eventually got the [lab reports]. (Getty Images), The Day the Music Died: Remembering The Lives Lost, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. 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Within thirty minutes, Mary Kellerman was dead. Poison control lines were flooded. It was a very sad moment for my administration. Green stuff was growing in it, and mothers were upset. He died in the emergency room at Northwest Community Hospital.". . Each pill contained a lethal dose. The other bottle from earlier in the day, from the little girlfor some reason the paramedics in Elk Grove Village had inventoried it. Follow More from Medium Dan Spencer in The Peculiar Truth The Peculiar Truth about the Woman Who Killed John. This year marks the 39th anniversary of the Chicago Tylenol Murders of 1982. I didnt see how we could have that kind of manpower, that much analysis, [and] that it wouldnt be solved. You had law enforcement agencies out in DuPage and law enforcement agencies in suburban Cook County and then the last one involved Chicago. Basically, the investigator did a phone investigation. 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